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Nintendo 3DS: Is it worth the pricetag?

VGW's Brian Shea takes a hands on look at Nintendo's upcoming 3D handheld and three of the most anticipated titles for the device.

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hoops4809d ago

Price is relevant to the size of your wallet.

killyourfm4809d ago

I would argue that brand new hardware is never worth the pricetag simply because it's priced to exploit early adopters. Then again, early adopters keep buying so.... :)

For everything the 3DS does, though, the price is actually incredible. Compare it to the iPhone when it first launched.

Reibooi4809d ago (Edited 4809d ago )

At this point in time for me personally it's not. That said I will be VERY tempted to buy it once Devil Survivor Overclocked comes out later this year as that was one of my favorite DS games ever and a bigger and better version of it is very very tempting even if the price is a bit high.

Oddly enough I don't know if Devil Survivor will even have 3D(I haven't heard of it having any) So that's kinda ironic wanting to buy a 3DS for a game with no 3D...

wwm0nkey4809d ago

Granted all the really good stuff wont be on it till May/June I would say its worth it since it will be selling at a really steady pace.

really can't wait for the 3DS shop, 3D classics and Netflix though :D

Game wise I am getting SSFIV, Pilotwings and Rayman at launch. Getting Ocarina of time when that hits in June.

killyourfm4809d ago

Would it be too naive to hope for a Final Fantasy VII remake on the 3DS?

BK-2014809d ago

Sony owns a part of the IP so yes.

wwm0nkey4809d ago (Edited 4809d ago )

Nope Square still owns all rights to every final fantasy. Sony has publishing rights to FF7 but thats only the PS1 version. So if square REALLY wanted to they could do FFVII on the 3DS. Will they? Probably not and will probably do it on the NGP to be honest.

BShea4809d ago

I actually really think that FFVII is going to be a launch title for the NGP.

dagamdagee4809d ago

I think it's a cool device, but I have to admit that I'm not quite sold on it yet. The problem is that the games previewed (while 2 of the 3 are still excellent) they are nothing more than cheap cash-ins. I am, however, genuinely excited for Kid Icarus. But, I'm still having fun with my DS, and it's good enough for what I want in mobile gaming.

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Game Developers Have Begun Confirming Nintendo Switch 2 Support

Game developers have already started to confirm that they will support the Nintendo Switch 2 with their future titles.

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How Many More Victims, Like Garry's Mod, Will Nintendo's Hurtful Crusade Create?

Hanzala from eXputer: "As Nintendo takes out 20 years' worth of stuff from Garry's Mod, I watch in shock, thinking why it continues to hurt and discourage its fans."

RiseNShine14d ago (Edited 14d ago )

The irony that some of the most disgusting business practices come from companies like Disney or Nintendo, i can't even begin to understand what terrible damage was Garrys Mod making to Nintendo bottom line, imho they're getting pretty nervous about where they're heading in the future, handhelds are no longer something exclusive to Nintendo, from Steam Deck to many others, now you can play the latest games and pay a fraction of the price on Steam sales, so it's up to their exclusives, which just on their own would make hard to justify purchasing a closed overpriced hardware with outrageous price policies (Super Mario Odyssey is still 60 euro 6 years later!), and as a home console they're always underperforming compared to Sony or Xbox.

gold_drake14d ago (Edited 14d ago )

i cam guarantee you, that their exclusives alone is what drives switch sales. they sell in the 10s of millions of copies.

nintendo created their franchises to be sort of nostalgia driven, exclusive only on nintendo.

people will always buy the pkmn games as they always bring in new younger fans amd is family friendly

mario kart, the same thing, mario games in general.

zelda games are system sellers. animal crossing for the casual gamers.

nintendo doesnt need third vame devs essentially. they made sure with the switch and the limitations that they looked more to pc ps and xbox.

its sad, but nintendo is more than fine with what they're doing. they positioned themselves to appeal to the more casual gamers.

but to your point, im not sure why they're doing this rly.

Inverno14d ago

Look at how they handled Nintendo games being streamed or uploaded on YouTube in the past. They killed Yuzu and Citra even when they had nothing to do with ToTK being leaked, not to mention it was basically unplayable on emulation the week it was leaked. Smash Bros tournament, that was fairly recent. They shut down their online services without any care for purchases made. I bought a switch after skipping their last 2 consoles and handhelds but I don't plan on buying anything Nintendo in the future. They take things to the extremes, they legitimately hate their fans. They're honestly right up there with the likes of Acti, EA, and Ubi, only difference is that they disguise themselves as being family friendly all the while being shady.

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Nintendo's Massacre Of The 3DS And Wii U Is Finally Complete, Regrettably

Hanzala from eXputer: "The cruel hammer of Nintendo has fallen. Farewell, 3DS and Wii U, you surely brightened my life and many others; you won't be forgotten."